The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-03
Election Notice.
AN ACT.


of county ats in counties where county seats
have been located by vote less than majority
of all the electors voting thereon
Be 1t enacted by the legislative assembly Of
the Territory of Dakota.
SEC l. That in all counties in this territory
having population not less than twelve thou
and shown by the census of 1885 and having
area of ct less than fOrty-eighC congressional
townships, and in which the present county
seat thereof has besn heretofore located under
the prevsiO of secti"A chapter 2I of the PO-
htical code, by vote less than majority of all
- ,otes Clst at the election held under the
provsiOns of said section of chapL6- . of the
Political code, there shall be held spec al cleo
ton of the duly quail fed voters of said counties
on the 18th day of July, ID. 1887, at which
! election the question OF the relocation Of the
county seat of snCh counties shaIl be voted up
ct. PROVIDED, that such ele tiup shall rot ba
held in ANY county, unless there shall be pre-
Rented to the judge Of the district court of the
d strict in wi Ich such COM II is situated, or in
his absence from sach district or h inability t.
act, to the chief justice of said territory, pc
tItIOn signed by least one h'rd in humber of
the electors OF SAID county shown by the vote
cast at the last general eie uOl, praying said
judge to Issue order, directing he holding
Of said eleCtl Il, as provided by thus act If
said Judge shall find that SAID petition is signed
by UUe-rhird Of the electors of sad county as
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said election to be held in accordance with the
prOvisiO of tins act.
cEC. :. 1t shall be the duty OF the register of
deeds IN each Of sald counties, upon being d'dy
served with a copy Of the order made by tie
judge provided hy section | uf th's act, to
cause duly certified copy this act t. be pub
lIshed in at least Que Of such papers as have
been designated by the Oard of county COM
uIssloners as the odicIal paper of such counties
for at e ,st six consecutive weeks Immediately
preceding the date of such election, aud no
| other or further notice of said election shall be
required.
SEC =. The polling places at such elections
shall be the same hose designated for the
general election Of 1886; Provided that if any of
the said judges o. clerks shall be absent or for
any reason fail to act at sad SPECIAL elections,
rhelr places shall ne filled in the manner pro-
vided by the laws governing general elections
| in this territory.
| SEC. 4. The ballots for such elections shall
be printed or writ rn, uarty printed aud part
! ly ~rltten, end SUBSTANTIALLY flows: For
county seat the CITY Tor town. of - and by
such Da 10 ths electOr shall designate the city
II town for v hi IA he desires To cast hls vote for
co1nJy seat.
So 5. The vote cast at said special elec ions
shall be csnFas sed, certified and returned III the
sam mrHDsr At general elections aud the
cOun y comm sci ne shall wiIhiE twenty days
atter saih el7't - meet and open the turns
and declare and enter upon their records the re-
suit.
81. 6. TIE city or town receiving the high
g. ndm her oi votes, such number being not less
than majority of II he votes cast at said eiec
| ton shall be the unty ssst
SEC. Z. If upon a CANVASS of the votes cast
at said electiOa no city rtown shall have rece,V-
ed majority of all the w, 10 cast the question
If relocation of the county sea- shall be again
l ahrn VWaaNs ~. i, -
ties at the annual eIeCuo. i'll 0s7, ard il shali
be the duts of the reglster of de d4 stei.
ounsIes to cause tnis act 10 be again published
IN the same manner aud with like effect pro-
sided Ia ssetIon z of his act. Provided, how
ever, that at said usl election the electors Of
7ich couatiss shall designate by their ballots as
~ rein provided their chUlce for county Feat
etween the rwo places reoe.yb z the b est
umDea of v.tJs at the SPECIAL election herel
r,yld d for, and no Daliuts ss for any other
| lty o. toNn shall be considered or counted, but
hail be deemed void and of bo effect, auu the
/ ~ OF town eceivlng he highest number Of
| VOTES st said ual electl0n shall be the county
sat. The ballots cast at sald annual elecuon
shall be canvassed, certified q returned and
| ine resut ne aren In the manner provided iu
- tlou u act
i SEc, Z. IL gaIl be tfe duty of the several
county officers whOss offices required by
/ law 10 be k-p a. the o,enty seat to remove
their respective off o., files, records, Office rs.
cures, furniturs and all public property pei
tanning 70 their respective offices TO the county
I seat deslgnated by the electors within uU days
/ after sucn eOan seat has been designated by
| the electors uuder he provisions of this sct.
rEo 3. Tins act shall take effect and be IN
! force from and after Its passage aud approval,
SoTE By rAE SECRETARY OF Tas TERRIToaY
BIsMARoK, d. T Msfch II, 1887
! Tue foregoing act having bsen presented u
the governor Of tke territory for his approyai
aud not having beeu returned BY him to this
| House of ths Lrg sla i've Assembly IN which II
originated, thin the time prescri ed by ths
Organic Act, has become law without his ap
/ pr0val. M l.. MCCORMICK
Secretary of the Territory.
United Sta es Of America, sac,a,arv,a Cfs;ca.
Territory 0f Da6Dta.
l, "a l.. Mccormick, Secretary Of he Tern
tor, u Dakota d. hereby certify that 1 havl
carefully compared the foregoing copy Of Al
Act entitled ~ act to provide for the relocation
\ If county sea in counties where coUnty seat
haya been located by a vote les than majorit.
Of ali the electors votingithereon, with the en-
rolled original now on die in this Office, an'
1t the same ID a street. transcript therefrUm
and " the whole thereof.
10 testim ~ whereof, have hereunto 80
my hand and affixed The great seal Of the terri
iory ~ Dakota, 81 Bismarck, this 18th day Q
March, 1857.
lsEAL. NJ L. MocoRsnnE,
Secretary Of The Territory.
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